Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 higher with heavier weights selling 5.00-12.00 lower. Overall quality was off considerably from last week with a lot of plain cattle in the offering. The largest lot of the day was 225 head of steers weighing 855 lbs. which sold for 358.00/cwt.. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.58/cwt on 547 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.73 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$412.58

547 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.73

vs MO average

−45.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	426.13	2,365	278
Medium and Large 1-2	564	400.72	2,261	250
Medium and Large 2	543	370.53	2,013	19thin

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $391.50, median $470.32 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale547 hd

412.58

—

MO average18 barns · 1,896 hd

429.32

−16.73

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−45.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−57.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	349.38/cwt	338.00–353.00	3,047	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	382.05/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,392	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	357.22/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,954	151
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	350.74/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,175	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	331.35/cwt	317.00–340.00	2,432	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	461.40/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	328.19/cwt	317.00–331.00	2,596	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	362.49/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,892	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	435.80/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,900	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	391.41/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,695	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	421.32/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,424	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	379.23/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,790	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	406.07/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,156	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	360.58/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,724	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	410.99/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,512	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	352.32/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	384.51/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,838	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,380	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	399.99/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,096	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	379.37/cwt	368.00–391.00	2,428	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	499.48/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,718	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	404.74/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,165	19
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	644	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,835	35
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	377.68/cwt	372.00–398.00	2,768	471
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	360.27/cwt	355.00–368.00	3,084	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	365.25/cwt	361.00–372.00	2,988	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	353.01/cwt	345.00–357.00	3,255	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	316.39/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,784	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	451.80/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,735	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	392.46/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,229	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	424.08/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,014	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	432.74/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,302	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	336.63/cwt	336.00–341.00	3,235	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,478	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	388.72/cwt	382.00–392.00	2,601	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	367.12/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,478	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	381.40/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,910	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	421.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,407	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	453.29/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,108	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	412.75/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,567	152
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	439.17/cwt	412.00–470.00	1,809	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	491.96/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,051	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,670	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	576.62/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	372.01/cwt	361.00–379.00	2,541	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	368.07/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,705	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	349.58/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,010	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	351.72/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,395	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	403.93/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,935	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	516.97/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,939	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	416.14/cwt	402.00–435.00	1,973	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	325.73/cwt	320.00–332.00	3,023	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	361.44/cwt	342.00–366.00	2,819	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	398.81/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,325	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	524.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,805	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	360.40/cwt	351.00–373.00	2,544	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	299.69/cwt	298.00–301.00	2,907	16

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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